List of counties in South Carolina
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The U.S. state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. They range in size from 392 square miles (1,016 square kilometers) in the case of Calhoun County to 1,358 square miles (3,517 square kilometers) in the case of Charleston County. The least populous county is McCormick County, with only 9,958 residents, while the most populous county is Greenville County, with a population of 395,357, despite the state's most populous city, Columbia, being located in Richland County.
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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| Abbeville County | 001 | Abbeville | 1785 | ? | Abbeville France | 26,167 | 511 sq mi (1,323 km²) |
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| Aiken County | 003 | Aiken | 1871 | ? | William Aiken | 142,552 | 1,080 sq mi (2,797 km²) |
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| Allendale County | 005 | Allendale | 1919 | ? | Allendale family | 11,211 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km²) |
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| Anderson County | 007 | Anderson | 1826 | ? | Robert Anderson | 165,740 | 757 sq mi (1,961 km²) |
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| Bamberg County | 009 | Bamberg | 1897 | ? | William Seaborn Bamberg | 16,658 | 395 sq mi (1,023 km²) |
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| Barnwell County | 011 | Barnwell | 1798 | ? | Barnwell family | 23,478 | 557 sq mi (1,443 km²) |
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| Beaufort County | 013 | Beaufort | 1764 | ? | Duke of Beaufort | 120,937 | 923 sq mi (2,391 km²) |
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| Berkeley County | 015 | Moncks Corner | 1882 | ? | William Berkeley | 142,651 | 1,228 sq mi (3,181 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 017 | St. Matthews | 1908 | ? | John C. Calhoun | 15,185 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km²) |
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| Charleston County | 019 | Charleston | 1769 | ? | Charles II of England | 309,969 | 1,358 sq mi (3,517 km²) |
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| Cherokee County | 021 | Gaffney | 1897 | ? | Cherokee Native Americans | 52,327 | 397 sq mi (1,028 km²) |
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| Chester County | 023 | Chester | 1785 | ? | Chester Pa. | 34,068 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km²) |
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| Chesterfield County | 025 | Chesterfield | 1798 | ? | Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 42,768 | 806 sq mi (2,088 km²) |
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| Clarendon County | 027 | Manning | 1855 | ? | Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon | 32,502 | 696 sq mi (1,803 km²) |
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| Colleton County | 029 | Walterboro | 1798 | ? | John Colleton | 38,264 | 1,133 sq mi (2,934 km²) |
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| Darlington County | 031 | Darlington | 1785 | ? | Darlington England | 67,394 | 567 sq mi (1,469 km²) |
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| Dillon County | 033 | Dillon | 1910 | ? | J.W. Dillon | 30,722 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Dorchester County | 035 | St. George | 1868 | ? | Dorchester Ma. | 96,413 | 577 sq mi (1,494 km²) |
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| Edgefield County | 037 | Edgefield | 1785 | ? | located on the edge of the state | 24,595 | 507 sq mi (1,313 km²) |
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| Fairfield County | 039 | Winnsboro | 1785 | ? | fair fields | 23,454 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km²) |
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| Florence County | 041 | Florence | 1888 | ? | Florence Harllee | 125,761 | 804 sq mi (2,082 km²) |
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| Georgetown County | 043 | Georgetown | 1769 | ? | George II of Great Britain | 55,797 | 1,035 sq mi (2,681 km²) |
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| Greenville County | 045 | Greenville | 1798 | ? | unknown | 395,357 | 795 sq mi (2,059 km²) |
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| Greenwood County | 047 | Greenwood | 1897 | ? | Greenwood Plantation | 66,271 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km²) |
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| Hampton County | 049 | Hampton | 1787 | ? | Wade Hampton | 21,386 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km²) |
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| Horry County | 051 | Conway | 1801 | ? | Peter Horry | 217,608 | 1,255 sq mi (3,250 km²) |
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| Jasper County | 053 | Ridgeland | 1912 | ? | William Jasper | 20,678 | 700 sq mi (1,813 km²) |
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| Kershaw County | 055 | Camden | 1798 | ? | Joseph Kershaw | 52,647 | 740 sq mi (1,917 km²) |
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| Lancaster County | 057 | Lancaster | 1798 | ? | Lancaster County Pa. | 61,351 | 555 sq mi (1,437 km²) |
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| Laurens County | 059 | Laurens | 1785 | ? | Henry Laurens | 69,567 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km²) |
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| Lee County | 061 | Bishopville | 1902 | ? | Robert E. Lee | 20,119 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km²) |
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| Lexington County | 063 | Lexington | 1804 | ? | Battle of Lexington | 216,014 | 758 sq mi (1,963 km²) |
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| Marion County | 065 | Marion | 1800 | ? | Francis Marion | 35,466 | 494 sq mi (1,279 km²) |
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| Marlboro County | 067 | Bennettsville | 1798 | ? | John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlboro | 28,818 | 485 sq mi (1,256 km²) |
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| McCormick County | 069 | McCormick | 1914 | ? | Cyrus McCormick | 9,958 | 394 sq mi (1,020 km²) |
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| Newberry County | 071 | Newberry | 1785 | ? | unknown | 36,108 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km²) |
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| Oconee County | 073 | Walhalla | 1868 | ? | Oconee Native Americans | 66,215 | 674 sq mi (1,746 km²) |
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| Orangeburg County | 075 | Orangeburg | 1769 | ? | William V of Orange | 91,582 | 1,128 sq mi (2,922 km²) |
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| Pickens County | 077 | Pickens | 1826 | ? | Andrew Pickens | 110,757 | 512 sq mi (1,326 km²) |
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| Richland County | 079 | Columbia | 1799 | ? | rich soil | 320,677 | 772 sq mi (1,999 km²) |
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| Saluda County | 081 | Saluda | 1896 | ? | Saluda River | 19,181 | 462 sq mi (1,197 km²) |
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| Spartanburg County | 083 | Spartanburg | 1785 | ? | Spartan Regiment | 253,791 | 819 sq mi (2,121 km²) |
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| Sumter County | 085 | Sumter | 1798 | ? | Thomas Sumter | 104,646 | 682 sq mi (1,766 km²) |
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| Union County | 087 | Union | 1798 | ? | Union Church | 29,881 | 516 sq mi (1,336 km²) |
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| Williamsburg County | 089 | Kingstree | 1802 | ? | Prince William Augustus | 37,217 | 937 sq mi (2,427 km²) |
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| York County | 091 | York | 1798 | ? | York County Pa. | 164,614 | 696 sq mi (1,803 km²) |
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[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
For a list of SC counties sorted by population See: List of counties in South Carolina by Population.
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